This chapter is enacted for the purpose of raising revenue and for the
regulation and control of open-air parking stations for the sale or exchange
of motor vehicles.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
No person shall manage, conduct, operate or carry on the business of
an open-air parking station for the sale of motor vehicles unless he obtains
a license therefor.
An application for a license under this chapter shall be made to the
Mayor and Council. It shall accurately specify the location of the open-air
parking station, the portion of the lot to be used and the number of square
feet occupied thereby. The application shall be accompanied by a map or sketch
showing the exact location of the proposed parking station, the area proposed
to be used and the screening and landscaping to be provided.
The annual license fee for an open-air parking station for the sale
of motor vehicles shall be the sum of $200. Such license shall run for a period
of one year, commencing January 1 and ending December 31. If, when the application
for a license is made, less than six months of the license year have expired,
the applicant shall pay the full fee for the year; if six months shall have
expired, the applicant shall pay one-half (1/2) of the fee for the year. The
license shall be issued by the Borough Clerk after approval of the application
by the Mayor and Council. It may not be assigned or transferred except with
the consent of the Mayor and Council.
A license may be revoked by the Mayor and Council for the violation
of any provision of this chapter, upon due notice and hearing.
No person shall conduct, operate or carry on the business of an open-air
parking station for the sale of motor vehicles except on weekdays and Saturdays,
holidays excluded, from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any lot or plot of
land occupied by a public garage building wherein the business of public automobile
repair or storage is maintained or conducted. This section shall not be construed
to exempt any premises adjacent to any portion of such garage building from
the provisions of this chapter if more than three automobiles are parked or
stored thereon at any one time.